In the fall of 1966,I worked in the A&P Supermarket, right next to Tony Mirra luncheonette store,I believe his Mom was there serving over thr counter It was on Market & Monroe street.Nobody had to tell me who he was.Just to see him my instincts knew he was dangerous, I was a young teen at the time. He spoken to me every once in a while I was terrified of him He took what he needed from the store I knew to shut up.i dreaded when he came in.But,I knew the rules already from my dad I knew the whole lot of them Lefty was very polite most of the Wise guys were fine from the Social club on the corner. Mirra was no comparison he looked like and spoke like a Monster Scariest m
What an experience you had with him. I wish we had some wiretaps of Tony Mirra. Who does he sound like? And what did he say to you? I read that a lot of psychopaths likes to stare at people and I think he was a psychopath.
@@southie3177 true thing. I don't remember who said that no one likes mirra but he wasn't whack because of that. If i would run a criminal empire of course i wouldn't want in people which i don't like, but then again it's money which talk in that world. Mirra isn't only people which people above him didn't like, for example castellano didn't like roy demeo
Hello Gary, been away dealing with my 89 year old Mother and miss your content! Hope all is well with you and boy do I have alot to catch up on! Thanks Gary!
Apparently mobsters knew not to stand close to Mirra if he was in volatile mood as he was known for stabbing people! As mobsters wouldn’t carry guns with them all the time for obvious reasons, Mirra would carry a knife instead! He was apparently despised even within his family! He was a bit of a loner, but one of Bonnano’s top earners (outside the drug crews I assume)
@@dublinsfaircity S.A.S .... Our heroes taught you rogues a thing or two. The North is ours and always will be. Now go and listen to the Dubliners and Shut the F Up.
If you really watch Donnie Brasco There is a scene really early in the movie after Donnie meets Lefty that lefty goes to talk to a older " Hot Head " guy name " joe " sitting in a barber chair in a barber shop that he angerly gets up and tells Donnie to come from the car to inside the shop. The older " hot head " guy says " my friend lefty is asking about you so don't embarrass me or one of us is going to wack you out ", I strongly believe that actor /character represents Tony Mirra.
Very entertaining and well informed!!! I grew up there !!! You have no idea what on!!! A man your age if he was well informed or connected would. Be dead or serving a life bid!!! Sto talking!!!
Good story, thanks. The situation with Mirra and Brasco/Pistone was pretty serious because Donnie was accused of making $250K in drug money with this other guy Rocky, and no money was ever kicked up. To make it worse, Rocky was going along with this story. The strange thing about this is that “Rocky” was actually working undercover. Not sure which agency, maybe state police or task force. I don’t think he was FBI. I’ve always wondered why this Rocky was going along with this because it could have gotten Pistone killed. Not sure if this undercover guy was in too deep and was being strong-armed by Mirra or what. I’ve never heard Pistone address this and say what really happened here.
I have not heard this before either. Heck the guy could not have known that Joe was an agent and he was playing the part to the hilt. Joe would not have known the other guy was an agent or cop either. This happens in large metro area especially in the narcotics game.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective yeah, but I think they did know each other because that’s another reason why Donnie/Joe was in a tough situation. He was the one who introduced Rocky to some Bonanno guys up in New York. There’s a 20+ minute audio clip you can find in which Lefty and Donnie are discussing this beef with Mirra. Donnie was operating in Florida at the time. Joe/Donnie admits to Lefty on this call that yeah, he was the one who brought this guy Rocky around, and Lefty at this point already thinks Rocky is a stool pigeon. He says exactly that on the phone call. So there is more to this story, but no one ever asks Pistone about it in interviews.
Yes I always wondered that myself! In all the interviews with Pistone it was never brought up about the story of Rocky and Murray .I found it very interesting when reading his book.
@@mets1617 it’s nice to find another person that noticed and cares about this. The fact that hardly anyone knows about this story means that most people discussing this topic or interviewing Pistone have never even read his book! It seems that most are basing their so-called knowledge on the movie, which doesn’t come close to telling the story and is outright fake in many scenes. The movie completely leaves out Pistone’s time in Milwaukee, which is actually more interesting than the Florida stuff.
I doubt that Tony Mirra could benchpress 600 pounds. Back in the 1960s when he was in his thirties, that would have been a world record powerlift. In 1967 Pat Casey became the first man to bench press over 600 pounds. That being so, I doubt Mirra was doing it in the Penitentiary.
Your absolutely right! There's no way he was benching 600lbs From the pictures I've seen of him he didn't weigh 260 lbs Nevertheless he was a scary,nasty, dangerous and capable guy!!!!
even the number of likes of this video reflect to where Tony Mirra is now. 6 6 6 / I cant imagine living in apartment building where your neighbors are Mirra and Lefty. WOW!!!
Careful of motorcycles. Jilly got gunned down at a stop by a gunmen on one. How Mirra trusted anyone irregardless to go to meet shows how dim of a bulb he was. I would've been reinventing myself far far away.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Didnt he live in the same building as Lefty and he was told to never knock-on his door or Lefty would shoot him in the hallway! So Tony Mirra obviously continued to live his regular lifestyle! He would never b a good witness protection member! Poor Lefty had to turn himself in, n go to a sit down meeting where he was killed for bringing in Donny Brasco! You'd think that the FBI wouldn't sanction that and since they( FBI) knew, should have informed both Lefty and Mirra were marked men! I wonder if they tried to use Donny Brasco to parlay that info to Tony Mirra n Lefty or they just let it slide and let things unfold !I wonder if the Mafia big b ok she's decided to put the hit in both Mirra n Lefty for involving Donny Brasco and inviting him into the mob! I guess each of those guys delt with things in their own ways and one guy " manned up" to the code and the other just stuck his head in the sand like an ostrich! Lol! Do u think that bothered Joe Pistone( Donny Brasco) much!
@@wailnshrednah he knew he was done as he was hated. Sonny black was pretty popular and he got whacked. Why didnt he leave town or meet with someone ill never know. Maybe not so smart
Well... If you really watch Donnie Brasco There is a scene really early in the movie after Donnie meets Lefty that lefty goes to talk to a older " Hot Head " guy name " joe " sitting in a barber chair in a barber shop that he angerly gets up and tells Donnie to come from the car to inside the shop. The older " hot head " guy says " my friend lefty is asking about you so don't embarrass me or one of us is going to wake you out ", I strongly believe that actor /character represents Tony Mirra.
I would of loved to have been a fly on the wall when Mirra was told that Donnie was actually a Fed!!!! I’m sure someone within arms length caught a slap when they broke the news!
I thought it was funny listening to Joe Pistone speaking with Lefty Ruggiero on FBI wiretap when Joe says "I'm not afraid of him..."(refering to Mirra) and Lefty goes "Uhhh.." Obviously implying that he BETTER be afraid of Mirra. In the end though, Mirra was yet another in a long line of feared killers who ended up getting done in themselves. Just read a story of an incident wherein "Big John" Ormento(Luchesses) gave Tony Mirra a beating back in the 60s. Not sure what Mirra did but Ormento apparently knocked him on his ass.
Gary, I know you covered the KC mob a ton, which were under the Chicago Mob. Can you do a video on Angelo LaPietra? He was way to powerful of a man to never see videos on. Surprising
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective your show rocks. i live in tulsa and have always been curious about kc mob stuff. i think some stuff that happened here in 70's-80's may have been kc related.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective A buddy of mine used to mow Nick Civella's yard. One summer while he was in college he did 'deliveries' for Nick. Some summer job, numbers runner. ;)
@@billenright2788 Great story. back then people were not so afraid to be connected to him. I know a guy that used to drive him around once in a while and he was never and still is not a mobster, just a friendly guy.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Talking about the Canada aspect when I drove truck to make trips to Windsor n area, I learned that in Leamington , Ontario ( where they make Campbell's Tomato soup) there was a whole community of retired Mafia guys living around there in large homes! So some do get to fade away in the background surprisingly!
Wiki and other sources says he was but I don’t think so either. From what I understand about him he was very much almost a lone wolf and therefore not capo material. And he seemed to be more tolerated than liked. Further I can find not one iota of information regarding his purported crew. Perhaps he was sort of a captain with the title but without the crew - think Robert DiBernardo of the Gambinos - but I doubt it.
Tony mirra wasn’t a capo at all. He was just a solider. After galante was clipped, he definitely wasn’t getting bumped up since phil rastelli was the boss! Phil disliked him with a passion.
The first contact sith pistone was jilly greca from new utrecht ave bklyn he ran a dress factory on new utrecht ave thats the true facts my father grew up with him he was born in 27 my father was born in 25 im 72 i knew him well good guy
I have to agree. I read that but probably did not think it though before I said it. Everything a persons reads about these guys may not always be true.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective honestly. I don't know if anyone realizes how much weight that is. I don't know anyone in 44 yrs that can even get anywhere close to that number. And I've been working out for 25 yrs.
@@anakinskywalker4459 yeah after you brought that to my attention, I agree. Even 200-300 lbs for the normal strong man who does not know any technique is a lot. I have a niece who did a lot of AAU lift meets as a young adult. She is a strong thing coach for a small college and she has taught me about technique. I have gotten old so all I do is walking and yoga now.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective It's Kurt Russell They're together like a glove to the hand ! Both in their 70's now, in fact I think she's a bit older than Kurt! I wonder if they're like Susanne Somers with her old man Allan Hammel, she claims they do it 3 times a day! Lol! Pretty kinky, but she over shared that info on her own accord! Prolly something to do with this maniacal elixir that she was promoting for eternal youth and sexual vigour Lol!
@@HamiltonRb Yes it says so elsewhere but I’m not convinced. I think somewhere along the way a source called him a capo and it stuck. There is not one iota of information anywhere about his crew. As I’ve suggested elsewhere he could have been like Robert DiBernardo of the Gambinos - with the title but without the crew - but of course I have no idea.
@@CAROLUSPRIMA Exactly. I heard he was a big earner back then so it wouldn’t surprise me if he was a capo, but he was also a loose cannon who killed, and capos don’t usually do that
@@HamiltonRb If I were a mob boss I’d also make big earners like DiBernado and Mirra captains. That way I’d cut out the middle man. Otherwise the captains of these guys would be getting their cuts. (No pun intended. Mirra was a knife man from what I gather.)
I really like your channel..don’t like the rules thing….they’ve taken our free speech…fuck their rules…ima send tony to have a talk wit these guys…pretty sure I won’t have any problems wit any more rules
I’m not sure you’re very fact based, it’s like ur taking rumor or rep for fact. First of all it was a Colombo guy who brought Joe Pistone around and introduced him to Mirra first. Mirra went to prison and Pistone as Brasco was taken over by Lefty Guns. Then u say he was a capo lol he was never a capo bc he couldn’t be trusted. He was an enforcer for Mickey Z and later Boneventre and no one really liked the guy. He was a soldier, an enforcer. I’m sure he killed a few guys along the way but 100? That’s ridiculous! Bench pressing 600lbs Ridiculous! Cmon Gary u can do better than pump these bums up to more than what they actually were.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective But Demeo was only tough with a pistol and weaponry to take ppl down ,he wasn't that tough without his gun! Basically anyone could become another Demeo if they were fucked up enough in the head! Maybe his mom dropped him on his head when he was little, I dunno!
Thanks for your time from Owen Sound Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
You are mighty welcome.
In the fall of 1966,I worked in the A&P Supermarket, right next to Tony Mirra luncheonette store,I believe his Mom was there serving over thr counter
It was on Market & Monroe street.Nobody had to tell me who he was.Just to see him my instincts knew he was dangerous, I was a young teen at the time.
He spoken to me every once in a while
I was terrified of him
He took what he needed from the store I knew to shut up.i dreaded when he came in.But,I knew the rules already from my dad
I knew the whole lot of them Lefty was very polite most of the Wise guys were fine from the Social club on the corner.
Mirra was no comparison he looked like and spoke like a Monster Scariest m
Thank you so much for your remembrance. Great stuff,
What an experience you had with him. I wish we had some wiretaps of Tony Mirra. Who does he sound like? And what did he say to you? I read that a lot of psychopaths likes to stare at people and I think he was a psychopath.
Didn't even pay for his stuff! What n risk getting charged with shoplifting! Lol
I thought Mirra was in jail during 1960s
Thanks U for posting up this on him. A gangster through and through.
Man that is for sure.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetectivelook on google and it shows pictures of Tony Mirra dead body
Gary, You have the best show on the internet!!!!!ThankYou!
Thank you so much. I give a good try each week.
Mirra was a psycho. It's amazing Pistone was able to hold his own with him. Balls of steel.
It does say something about the character and ability of Pistone to be able to impress this guy.
Money talks in life. Especially that one. Flash serious cash in front of some people and common sense disappears. Lol
@@southie3177 true thing. I don't remember who said that no one likes mirra but he wasn't whack because of that. If i would run a criminal empire of course i wouldn't want in people which i don't like, but then again it's money which talk in that world. Mirra isn't only people which people above him didn't like, for example castellano didn't like roy demeo
Great show as always Gary
great video man.
Thanks
Thanks Gary! Ive always been interested TM since reading about him in JP book. Keep up the good work mate 🇬🇧
Thanks Timothy. From Down Under?
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Close culturally, but not geographically.. London, England 🏴
@@timothypearce2633 My condolences for the loss of the Queen.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Thank you Gary! Thats appreciated, its the end of an ever present.
Happy Monday Gary - Another great show with really good content. This guy was a real animal
Very interesting dude. I would have loved to heard what he said when he learned about Joe Pistone.
Hello Gary, been away dealing with my 89 year old Mother and miss your content! Hope all is well with you and boy do I have alot to catch up on!
Thanks Gary!
I understand that about having an elderly mom. My Mom died a few years back at age 102. You do have a lot, I have been very productive recently.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Thank You Gary, all the best!
Jack
Gary has the longest running and best running show on the web!
Thanks James.
Great storyteller. Thanks :)
Thank you my friend
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetectiveI also read Tony had some famous ladies in the Hollywood life
Another deep dive into the depths of depraved mobsters, thanks Mr Jenkins.
Apparently mobsters knew not to stand close to Mirra if he was in volatile mood as he was known for stabbing people! As mobsters wouldn’t carry guns with them all the time for obvious reasons, Mirra would carry a knife instead! He was apparently despised even within his family! He was a bit of a loner, but one of Bonnano’s top earners (outside the drug crews I assume)
That is correct my friend
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetectivegreat video
Mirra liked to use a knife
Gary "old man" Jenkins just subscribed brother great details into mobsters we don't realy no much about God bless from Belfast Ireland 🇮🇪
Awesome, thank you!
From the "old man." I never thought I would make it this far.
Paddy, be quiet. 🏴
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective god bless brother
@@chiricahuaapache5132 Oogh we have a english tough guy here. Wouldn't kick snow off a rope lad.
@@dublinsfaircity S.A.S .... Our heroes taught you rogues a thing or two. The North is ours and always will be. Now go and listen to the Dubliners and Shut the F Up.
Subscribed !!!
Great welcome and thanks.
If you really watch Donnie Brasco There is a scene really early in the movie after Donnie meets Lefty that lefty goes to talk to a older " Hot Head " guy name " joe " sitting in a barber chair in a barber shop that he angerly gets up and tells Donnie to come from the car to inside the shop. The older " hot head " guy says " my friend lefty is asking about you so don't embarrass me or one of us is going to wack you out ", I strongly believe that actor /character represents Tony Mirra.
Jilly Greca.
Wrong. Jilly Greca.
@@sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403 OK... who is Jilly Greca ????
@@leonswan6733 👈Colombo Capo. Go read Donnie Brasco. You’ll see. 👍
@@sonofthebigguyenemyofcornp4403 OK
Very entertaining and well informed!!! I grew up there !!! You have no idea what on!!! A man your age if he was well informed or connected would. Be dead or serving a life bid!!! Sto talking!!!
Thanks Kevin.
With a guy like Mirra you always need to be on edge
That is so true.
I don't know why, but I always felt that Sam Destefano and Tony Mirra were extremely similar to one another.... lol
Nice insight
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Who was Sam Destifano?
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
Good story, thanks. The situation with Mirra and Brasco/Pistone was pretty serious because Donnie was accused of making $250K in drug money with this other guy Rocky, and no money was ever kicked up. To make it worse, Rocky was going along with this story. The strange thing about this is that “Rocky” was actually working undercover. Not sure which agency, maybe state police or task force. I don’t think he was FBI. I’ve always wondered why this Rocky was going along with this because it could have gotten Pistone killed. Not sure if this undercover guy was in too deep and was being strong-armed by Mirra or what. I’ve never heard Pistone address this and say what really happened here.
I have not heard this before either. Heck the guy could not have known that Joe was an agent and he was playing the part to the hilt. Joe would not have known the other guy was an agent or cop either. This happens in large metro area especially in the narcotics game.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective yeah, but I think they did know each other because that’s another reason why Donnie/Joe was in a tough situation. He was the one who introduced Rocky to some Bonanno guys up in New York. There’s a 20+ minute audio clip you can find in which Lefty and Donnie are discussing this beef with Mirra. Donnie was operating in Florida at the time. Joe/Donnie admits to Lefty on this call that yeah, he was the one who brought this guy Rocky around, and Lefty at this point already thinks Rocky is a stool pigeon. He says exactly that on the phone call. So there is more to this story, but no one ever asks Pistone about it in interviews.
prob cause cause joe pistone had a bag of money just like in the movie that he took for himself
Yes I always wondered that myself! In all the interviews with Pistone it was never brought up about the story of Rocky and Murray .I found it very interesting when reading his book.
@@mets1617 it’s nice to find another person that noticed and cares about this. The fact that hardly anyone knows about this story means that most people discussing this topic or interviewing Pistone have never even read his book! It seems that most are basing their so-called knowledge on the movie, which doesn’t come close to telling the story and is outright fake in many scenes. The movie completely leaves out Pistone’s time in Milwaukee, which is actually more interesting than the Florida stuff.
I doubt that Tony Mirra could benchpress 600 pounds. Back in the 1960s when he was in his thirties, that would have been a world record powerlift.
In 1967 Pat Casey became the first man to bench press over 600 pounds. That being so, I doubt Mirra was doing it in the Penitentiary.
Prison stories always exaggerated, but the point is he was a physically intimidating guy
@@blksheep176 I'd say that his story was probably exaggerated by about 200 pounds.
@@chiricahuaapache5132 maybe 300.
Your absolutely right!
There's no way he was benching 600lbs
From the pictures I've seen of him he didn't weigh 260 lbs
Nevertheless he was a scary,nasty, dangerous and capable guy!!!!
Pistone said he was about 6'1" 210 pounds
Tony may have brought Pistone around but he did not vouch for him. The vouching came from Jilly Greca
Yeah he was the first. I did a show on him.
Mirra was a stool pigeon, I genuinely believe he was a government informant. Came out the can way too quick
Interesting thank you!
even the number of likes of this video reflect to where Tony Mirra is now. 6 6 6 / I cant imagine living in apartment building where your neighbors are Mirra and Lefty. WOW!!!
Crazy wow!
Careful of motorcycles. Jilly got gunned down at a stop by a gunmen on one. How Mirra trusted anyone irregardless to go to meet shows how dim of a bulb he was. I would've been reinventing myself far far away.
Man you are correct. I agree I would have been on my way to western Colorado where no mob guys live.
Maybe he didn't have a way to earn money while on the run, so he stayed and hoped for the best?
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Didnt he live in the same building as Lefty and he was told to never knock-on his door or Lefty would shoot him in the hallway! So Tony Mirra obviously continued to live his regular lifestyle! He would never b a good witness protection member! Poor Lefty had to turn himself in, n go to a sit down meeting where he was killed for bringing in Donny Brasco! You'd think that the FBI wouldn't sanction that and since they( FBI) knew, should have informed both Lefty and Mirra were marked men! I wonder if they tried to use Donny Brasco to parlay that info to Tony Mirra n Lefty or they just let it slide and let things unfold !I wonder if the Mafia big b ok she's decided to put the hit in both Mirra n Lefty for involving Donny Brasco and inviting him into the mob! I guess each of those guys delt with things in their own ways and one guy " manned up" to the code and the other just stuck his head in the sand like an ostrich! Lol! Do u think that bothered Joe Pistone( Donny Brasco) much!
@@wailnshrednah he knew he was done as he was hated. Sonny black was pretty popular and he got whacked. Why didnt he leave town or meet with someone ill never know. Maybe not so smart
They should've let the agent keep his legal address. Joe Pistone is one hellova tuffguy name
Yeah but I guess he wanted to use it after the case was over.
Cool info. I know he wasn’t in the movie but he is a very interesting character
Well... If you really watch Donnie Brasco There is a scene really early in the movie after Donnie meets Lefty that lefty goes to talk to a older " Hot Head " guy name " joe " sitting in a barber chair in a barber shop that he angerly gets up and tells Donnie to come from the car to inside the shop. The older " hot head " guy says " my friend lefty is asking about you so don't embarrass me or one of us is going to wake you out ", I strongly believe that actor /character represents Tony Mirra.
I would of loved to have been a fly on the wall when Mirra was told that Donnie was actually a Fed!!!! I’m sure someone within arms length caught a slap when they broke the news!
Oh yeah that would have been quite a scene. I bet he punched a wall out.
I thought it was funny listening to Joe Pistone speaking with Lefty Ruggiero on FBI wiretap when Joe says "I'm not afraid of him..."(refering to Mirra) and Lefty goes "Uhhh.." Obviously implying that he BETTER be afraid of Mirra. In the end though, Mirra was yet another in a long line of feared killers who ended up getting done in themselves. Just read a story of an incident wherein "Big John" Ormento(Luchesses) gave Tony Mirra a beating back in the 60s. Not sure what Mirra did but Ormento apparently knocked him on his ass.
Yeah guys like Mirra often get back as good or better than they give: always looking for a fight.
Mirra was set up and killed by his uncle and cousins,who were also Bonnano soldiers .
@Erikthors That John Ormento must have been some animal to knock Mirra on his ass! And that was just a warning was it! Lol!
great video
Thanks
Nobody called Lefty by his real name!
I think that’s true. I interviewed a guy he was in prison with and he called him Lefty.
Gary, I know you covered the KC mob a ton, which were under the Chicago Mob. Can you do a video on Angelo LaPietra? He was way to powerful of a man to never see videos on. Surprising
I can take a look at him for sure. Thanks for your interest.
This cat LOOKS like a gangster.
He was a real gangster. Thanks for your comment.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective your show rocks. i live in tulsa and have always been curious about kc mob stuff. i think some stuff that happened here in 70's-80's may have been kc related.
Oh yeah Bill. Google Jack Michael King and James S.Duardi. Maybe Clifford Bishop and Grand Lake of the Cherokees.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective A buddy of mine used to mow Nick Civella's yard. One summer while he was in college he did 'deliveries' for Nick. Some summer job, numbers runner. ;)
@@billenright2788 Great story. back then people were not so afraid to be connected to him. I know a guy that used to drive him around once in a while and he was never and still is not a mobster, just a friendly guy.
Gary, when Galante went up to Montreal, in the 50's, mob there was run by the Cotroni family. The Rizzuto family came way after, around in the 90's.
Yeah I got that wrong. You are correct.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective Talking about the Canada aspect when I drove truck to make trips to Windsor n area, I learned that in Leamington , Ontario ( where they make Campbell's Tomato soup) there was a whole community of retired Mafia guys living around there in large homes! So some do get to fade away in the background surprisingly!
I don't think he was ever a capo
Wiki and other sources says he was but I don’t think so either. From what I understand about him he was very much almost a lone wolf and therefore not capo material. And he seemed to be more tolerated than liked.
Further I can find not one iota of information regarding his purported crew.
Perhaps he was sort of a captain with the title but without the crew - think Robert DiBernardo of the Gambinos - but I doubt it.
@@CAROLUSPRIMA Yeah and also Donnie Brasco books never said he was a capo, sonny black and Joe Massino were the capos.
Tony mirra wasn’t a capo at all. He was just a solider. After galante was clipped, he definitely wasn’t getting bumped up since phil rastelli was the boss! Phil disliked him with a passion.
The first contact sith pistone was jilly greca from new utrecht ave bklyn he ran a dress factory on new utrecht ave thats the true facts my father grew up with him he was born in 27 my father was born in 25 im 72 i knew him well good guy
So what you’re saying is that tony Mirra was a great guy?! Lol he certainly sounds like a character. Love your videos Gary.
I guess he was a great gangster:)
The fbi undercover made such a good mob guy everyone was fighting for him. Lol to think joe massino knew Donnie was no good and really didn’t do any
Who played Tony in the movie?
A guy named Paul Hughes. www.imdb.com/title/tt4937296/characters/nm2275953
I don't think Tony Mirra was ever a captain was he?
I have read he was but it’s a pretty good possibility he wasn’t. He did not have the temperament to lead a group of men in my opinion.
Ya they wouldn't make a guy like that capo
Never heard he was a capo. Just a made guy who was a big earner.
600lbs bench press?? I don't think so. I'd really have to see it to believe it
I have to agree. I read that but probably did not think it though before I said it. Everything a persons reads about these guys may not always be true.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective honestly. I don't know if anyone realizes how much weight that is. I don't know anyone in 44 yrs that can even get anywhere close to that number. And I've been working out for 25 yrs.
@@anakinskywalker4459 yeah after you brought that to my attention, I agree. Even 200-300 lbs for the normal strong man who does not know any technique is a lot. I have a niece who did a lot of AAU lift meets as a young adult. She is a strong thing coach for a small college and she has taught me about technique. I have gotten old so all I do is walking and yoga now.
Goldie Hawn was one of his girls
That boggles the mind. She must like them a little rough. I have to wonder about Kirk Russell now.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective I think I heard drug use had a lot to do with her being involved with Mirra and his escapades.
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective It's Kurt Russell They're together like a glove to the hand ! Both in their 70's now, in fact I think she's a bit older than Kurt! I wonder if they're like Susanne Somers with her old man Allan Hammel, she claims they do it 3 times a day! Lol! Pretty kinky, but she over shared that info on her own accord! Prolly something to do with this maniacal elixir that she was promoting for eternal youth and sexual vigour Lol!
1:45 whoa there bro, close lol
Joey D’Amico flipped too ?
Yes check this article out. nypost.com/2004/06/17/tight-hit-family-close-cuz-chosen-to-kill-brasco-wiseguy
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective thanks Gary !! Appreciate you ! Great video today !
Then who is Sonny Black
Dominick “Sonny Black”Napolitano was the capo of this crew.
Anthony Mirra whas never a cappo
I just looked him up and Reddit says he was a captain of the Bonannos
@@HamiltonRb Yes it says so elsewhere but I’m not convinced. I think somewhere along the way a source called him a capo and it stuck. There is not one iota of information anywhere about his crew.
As I’ve suggested elsewhere he could have been like Robert DiBernardo of the Gambinos - with the title but without the crew - but of course I have no idea.
@@CAROLUSPRIMA Exactly. I heard he was a big earner back then so it wouldn’t surprise me if he was a capo, but he was also a loose cannon who killed, and capos don’t usually do that
@@HamiltonRb If I were a mob boss I’d also make big earners like DiBernado and Mirra captains. That way I’d cut out the middle man. Otherwise the captains of these guys would be getting their cuts. (No pun intended. Mirra was a knife man from what I gather.)
A Cappucino perhaps?
I really like your channel..don’t like the rules thing….they’ve taken our free speech…fuck their rules…ima send tony to have a talk wit these guys…pretty sure I won’t have any problems wit any more rules
I’m not sure you’re very fact based, it’s like ur taking rumor or rep for fact. First of all it was a Colombo guy who brought Joe Pistone around and introduced him to Mirra first. Mirra went to prison and Pistone as Brasco was taken over by Lefty Guns. Then u say he was a capo lol he was never a capo bc he couldn’t be trusted. He was an enforcer for Mickey Z and later Boneventre and no one really liked the guy. He was a soldier, an enforcer. I’m sure he killed a few guys along the way but 100? That’s ridiculous!
Bench pressing 600lbs Ridiculous!
Cmon Gary u can do better than pump these bums up to more than what they actually were.
Agreed. Wiki says he was a captain but that’s unimaginable to me.
@@CAROLUSPRIMA nobody liked Mirra and he broke a lot of rules. He would have been whacked way before he got it if he wasn't such a good earner
Boohoo another one bites the dust
Tony wasn't the most feared guy in the 5 families, look into Roy Demeo.
Well then there is always DeMeo. You are probably correct
@@GaryJenkinsMafiaDetective But Demeo was only tough with a pistol and weaponry to take ppl down ,he wasn't that tough without his gun! Basically anyone could become another Demeo if they were fucked up enough in the head! Maybe his mom dropped him on his head when he was little, I dunno!
Go get your shinebox
What happened to the guy Jilly from the Colombo family that first brought in Joe Piston?
He was murdered before Pistone was exposed as an agent. I’m looking into doing a show on him now. He had a crew but was not very well known.